rebate
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rebate
- /ˈɹiːbeɪt/ US
- /ɹəˈbeɪt/ US
Rhymes with -eɪt
Where it comes from
From Old French rabatre < batre. See also abate.
noun rebates · rabate
- A deduction from an amount that is paid; an abatement.
- The return of part of an amount already paid.
- The edge of a roll of film, from which no image can be developed.
- A rectangular groove made to hold two pieces (of wood etc) together; a rabbet. For your existing windows, the glazing rebates will also have to be deepened to provide the extra gap.
- A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar.
- An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used for dressing and polishing wood.
- A kind of hard freestone used in making pavements.
verb rebates · rebating · rebated · rabate
- To deduct or return an amount from a bill or payment
- To diminish or lessen something
- To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt; to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise. But doth rebate and blunt his natural edge.
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To cut a rebate (or rabbet) in something
Similar: rabbet
- To abate; to withdraw. he began a little to rebate from certain points of popery
- Of a falcon: to return to the hand after bating; see bate². The ſecunde is rebate youre hawke: to yowre fyſt, ⁊ thatt is whan yowre hawke batith, the leeſt meuyng that ye can make with yowre fyſt ſhe will rebate ayen vppon yowre fyſt[.]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: discount, rabbet, refundable, defrayal, reimburse, repayment, repay, repayable, remitting, compensation, disbursement, reimbursable, expense, refund, redemption, redeemability
Translations
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noun A deduction from an amount to be paid; an abatement
| Español | abaratamiento |
|---|---|
| Português | desconto, abatimento |
| Français | rabais |
| Deutsch | Ermäßigung, Rabatt |
| Русский | ски́дка skídka, усту́пка ustúpka |
noun The return of part of an amount already paid
| Español | reembolso, devolución, reintegro, desgravación |
|---|---|
| Français | remise |
| Deutsch | Rückzahlung, Rückvergütung |
| Русский | возвра́т ча́сти платежа́ vozvrát části platežá |
Talk about this word "rebate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rebate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. rebate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/rebate "rebate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/rebate.Cite this
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title = {rebate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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